Switching from High Lead Solders to Eutectic AuSn
Two categories of solder are available to choose from when the in-service environment for a device reaches above 125°C either in continuous operat...
Two categories of solder are available to choose from when the in-service environment for a device reaches above 125°C either in continuous operat...
Folks, I thought I would post a few short thoughts as the new year begins. Here it goes: 1. A......
Folks, I’m taking a few moments from Wassail Weekend , held annually in my village, Woodstock VT, “The prettiest small town in Americ...
Here is a list of tricks to help you overcome the issues that can arise while hand soldering silicon-based solar cells (and other applications as well...
Folks, Some time ago, I mentioned that I was working on a consensus of the status of lead-free/RoHS compliant assembly. My hope is to find dat...
Folks, In a recent posting we discussed that the higher melting temperatures of lead-free solder require reflow soldering temperatures to be higher, t...
Folks, An obvious disadvantage of lead-free electronics soldering assembly is that the oven must be hotter and therefore will use more electricity (ve...
Dr Ning-Cheng Lee (Indium Corporation‘s Vice-President of Technology) just let me review his team’s excellent upcoming paper on solde...
Solder wire is generally used for manual soldering operations, including rework. But, it can......
A customer at Semicon West this year asked about Pb-free solder usage in die-attach applications. Although many smaller discrete components ...
Folks, I have often pointed out that SAC solder’s poor wetting is both a curse and Godsend. It is a curse when trying to fill ...